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Electricity Transmission

Moldova Will Receive EUR 15.4 Million Grant From EBRD for Construction of 400 KV High-Voltage Transmission Line Balti-Suceava

This is provided for in the relevant grant agreement, which was signed on February 6 in Chisinau by Prime Minister Dorin Recean, Head of the European Bank for R…

Wind Power Project

JSW Energy Signs PPA With Amazon for 180 MW Wind Power

The company aims to reach 20 GW generation capacity and 40 GWh of energy storage capacity significantly before 2030.JSW Energy on Friday said its arm, JSW Neo E…

Electric Vehicles

€20,000 Volkswagen Electric Car — The Next VW Beetle?

The Volkswagen Beetle is an iconic car that is one of the prime symbols of the cultural revolution of the 1970s (a revolution that is somehow facing significant…

Solar Panel

India Hits 10 GW of Solar Cell Capacity

Crisil Ratings said a new report that India’s solar cell manufacturing capacity will reach 50 GW to 55 GW by fiscal 2027, from 10 GW at the end of fiscal …

Microgrid

New York Public Utility Funds Virtual Reality Initiative to Train Microgrid and Energy Storage System Electricians

The New York Power Authority (NPYA) Board of Trustees approved $400,000 in funding for the Energy Storage and Microgrid Training and Certification (ESAMTAC) pro…

Geothermal Drilling

SANJES Launches New Geothermal Exploration in Manisa, Türkiye

Salihli GES-1 power plant by Sanko Energy in Manisa, TurkiyeThe Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process has been initiated for a planned geothermal explor…

Metal

Nickel Industries Making Money in Weak Market

Nickel Industries holds an 10% interest in the Huayue Nickel Cobalt HPAL projectIn a market that has seen few winners in recent years, Australia’s Nickel …

Oil Price

Oil Set for Third Straight Weekly Decline Amid Tariff Concerns

A view of an oil pump jack on the prairies near Claresholm, Alberta, Canada January 18, 2025.Oil prices rose marginally in Asian trade on Friday but were on tra…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

U.S. Coal Plants Get Reprieve as Market and Policies Change

The 1,577-MW Hunter power plant in Utah is among those U.S. coal-fired stations that has had its scheduled retirement date pushed back.Several U.S. utilities in…

Metal

Barrick’s Gold Reserves Rise in 2024 on Reko Diq Project

Barrick Gold’s Reko Diq project in Pakistan.Canadian miner Barrick Gold’s (TSX: ABX) overall proven and probable gold reserves jumped 23% to 17.4 mi…

Electric Vehicles

Volvo Cars Plugin Vehicle Sales Increased 17% in January

Volvo Cars sold 50,820 cars in January, with almost half of them coming with a plug. Plugin model sales were also up significantly from a year prior, growing 17…

Photovoltaic （PV）

Sharp to Withdraw Solar Business From European Market

Sharp's former headquarters in Osaka, JapanJapanese electronics manufacturer Sharp said it is withdrawing its SESE subsidiary from the European solar market…

Battery

Germany’s Tesvolt Begins Energy Trading From Pooled Commercial Batteries

Tesvolt has set up an energy trading subsidiary that will use algorithm-based trading to sell the services of a pool of 100 kWh to 10 MWh batteries.The German c…

Photovoltaic （PV）

Chile Deploys 2.14 GW of Solar in 2024

Chile installed 2.14 GW of new PV capacity in 2024, according to the latest data from the CNE. The nation installed 1.65 GW of solar in 2023.The country's t…

Wind Farm

ØRsted Cuts 2030 Investment Programme 25% Due to Rising Costs

Ørsted plans a DKr210bn ($29.1bn) to Dkr230bn investment programme from 2024 to 2030.Danish energy company Ørsted has announced a 25% reduction in…